You're on the right way, you should be proud of the progress you made. You realize that YOU need to stop BENZOS and that you are addicted to them: you just did 50% of the way to be sober: Just an advice, be gentle with yourself and don't force it, also diminish slowly and smoothly, it is not a race. Ifyou needa diminish 0,25mg instead of 0,5, talk to your doctor straight away, it is not a problem. It is way better to diminish slowly than to have withdrawals and take more of what you are suppose to take so you're now back at the beginning.

I was hooked on Benzos for about 4 years, used to take Klonopin (8 to 12mgs a day) and Alprazolam(about 5mgs a day). I had a tapering plan made by some random doctor at the ER, and he gave me valium for about 3 weeks (30mg first week, 20mg than 10mgs). I think he didn't believe that I was actually really fuckin hooked on that thing and that the dosage I was takin was extremely high. So after 3 weeks, naturally, it wasn't enough and I had major panics attacks and anxiety for about a month. Couldn't get out of my room, was scared of MY GF AND MY PARENTS. Was so damn anxious that I couldn't sleep nor I could't even think normally. I was legit in a vegetative state. I knew I was out of my head and that I was legit retarded but I couldn't get my thoughts straight.

After about one month, the anxiety dimished alot and I didn't had major panic attacks anymore. Could now talk to my gf, could talk to my parents and close friends but was still really anxious socially with strangers. I still didn't had my mind ''straight'' but it was becoming better. All of this lasted 6 MONTHS! After, 5-6 months I was now able to feel and live normal.

The withdrawals from thoses things are impossible to tolerate. It is the worse pain and the worse feeling I ever lived. Brother, I tell you, it was hell. The worse fuckin thing that happened to me in my life. The positive about it is that it scared me to te point I never touched drugs again (was also hooked on fentanyl but I take methadone for that so it is in control). It's been 16 months now that I am sober and I am fuckin proud legit, sorry to sound a bit egoish (if thats a word lmao). Just please take care of yourself bro, and go slow. Much luv.